離 – detach, separation, disjoin

19 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#555 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 離 means detach, separation, disjoin, digress. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is リ (ri); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is はな.れる、はな.す (hanareru, hanasu). It is written with 19 strokes, under radical 隹 (no. 172).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	リ	ri
Kun’yomi	はな.れる	hanareru
Kun’yomi	はな.す	hanasu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 隹 (Kangxi radical 172). Components: 亠・凵・禹・隹.

Words using 離

離婚りこんdivorce離すはなすto separate離れるはなれるto be separated分離ぶんりseparation

Example sentences

私は離婚に同意するつもりだ。

I will consent to the divorce.

Tatoeba #152363

すみません。いま手が離せないんです。

I'm sorry, I'm busy right now.

Tatoeba #214187

ケイトは、これを最後に永久にここを離れていった。

Kate left this place for good.

Tatoeba #225393

Kanji with the same radical

集難雄雑雇雌雛

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